Franglorious Chickens

We have 2 black Silkie chickens, Frances and Gloria. At a glance, it's hard to tell them apart. Since it's hard to tell which is which when we see them, we have mashed-up their names to "Franglorious".

One of "Franglorious" - not sure which one.
Don't you love that top-knot hairdo?

One half of Franglorious is currently laying adorable little eggs while the other is broody, which means she wants to sit on a clutch of eggs (real, or even imaginary) in the nest. This Spring, we have decided to let her sit on a few eggs, to see if they'll hatch.

Meet the Baby-Daddy

This is my "serious but moody" pic

Our Partridge Silkie rooster "Chipmunk" has funky black top-hat fluff, beautiful copper-brown fluffy feathers, and an iridescent green tail. He has a crow with a decided blues-riff to it. And recently, he's added syncopation. "Cock-a-doooo-e-ooo"... swing it, baby!

That's me. Keeping watch.

We've tried imagining what cross-breeds with every hen in the flock would be like. Too bad playing with genetics isn't like playing with Legos.

Yet.

 

Some hens didn't make the cut:

Penguin, who is very personable and friendly

Honeysuckle, the buff Minorca (too flighty, untamable) You move and she runs away.

Majora, the black Minorca (escapes too dang often, dreadful wanderlust) If I find her outside the fence one... more... time...

Penguin the Big Black Chicken (so sweet and personable, yet such an Amazon she will NOT be mated with. She just stares him down, like "Ri-i-i-ght.")
Penguin is the surprise favorite of the flock. She comes looking for me, takes treats gently, and sometimes I wonder if she's part dog.

The Favorites So Far:

Petite little Astrid, the Hambug

Astrid the Hamburg (petite, beautifully speckled feathers, beautiful pinkish-creme-colored eggs)

Twyla the Dominique (black and white stripey!) (Yet kinda chatty. Too chatty... Gossipy even...! As in, "Shut UP Twyla!")

Mocha the Easter Egger (fluffy cheek-muffs and sad brown Paul-McCartney eyes. Lays green eggs)

Frances the Black Silkie (one half of "Franglorious") because fluffy chickens are SO DANG CUTE!

Twyla, the Dominique. Queen of gossip, and chitter-chatter.

I wonder what will hatch? I just hope it's not a rooster. Or if it is, I hope it has his daddy's signature Blues Crow.